Wednesday's Report: Braves, Falcons; NBA playoffs, MLB, NASCAR, tennis, NFL, colleges/NCAA, WNBA, soccer

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High Schools
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GHSA Playoffs, boys
Class 5A
River Ridge 6, Veterans 1
Class AAA
Oconee County 10, Mary Persons 0
Class A/Division I
Trion 4, GMC Prep 2
Pro
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Atlanta 2, Cincinnati 1, 10 inn.
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Around/About Georgia
Harris and Ozuna deliver clutch hits as Braves rally past slumping Reds in 10 innings
Braves continue recovery from 0-7 start by rallying for confidence-building win over Reds
Robinson: Kyle Pitts is a tight end first, will continue to develop tight end skills
What's left for the Falcons to accomplish after 2025 NFL Draft?
A Worthy Read
The rise of women’s soccer has led to more professional options for athletes
NBA
Haliburton’s 3 with 1.1 seconds left gives Pacers stunning win over Cavs and 2-0 series lead
Warriors take Game 1 from cold-shooting Wolves despite Curry’s departure with hamstring strain
NBA playoffs are seeing close games become the norm. And there have been some heroic moments, too
OKC’s Presti picked as the NBA’s executive of the year
How the Timberwolves went from 'We can't talk to each other' to first-round NBA playoffs winner
Bucks likely won't contend, but 'very loyal' Giannis might stay
Cavs coach: 'Excessive' physicality led to Mobley, Hunter injuries
Morey has no regrets about the Al Horford trade that could cost the Sixers a first-rounder
Baseball/MLB
Castellanos has HR and 4 RBIs, Schwarber and Bohm also go deep as Phillies beat Rays
Santana’s 3-run homer helps Guardians beat Nationals 9-1 and split a doubleheader
Tena’s go-ahead double gives the Nationals a wild 10-9 win over the Guardians
Pirates Skenes still winless against Cardinals after 2-1 loss
Auto Racing
Analysis: Redemption rings true for Logano at Texas; why we're not surprised
Tennis
Grant back in Italy hoping to follow Jannik Sinner as the country’s next tennis star
Gauff and Swiatek want to check in on the papal conclave while in Rome for tennis
Golf
Truist Championship picks from model that nailed 14 majors
PGA Championship sets the field for the second major of the year, Johnson gets a special invitation
John Daly and Rich Beem are going to sit out this PGA Championship
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Report: Jordon Hudson "forced her way" into Bill Belichick's Super Bowl commercial
Agent calls explanation he got for Quinn Ewers's slide to round seven "chickensh-t"
Well-traveled WR Dionate Johnson’s tour of the AFC North makes another stop in Cleveland
Chubb landing spots: Three logical teams for star RB
Berry: Deion Sanders was "not a significant factor" in Browns' evaluation of Shedeur
College Football
Celebrate Lee Corso and the soul of college football
College football's winningest programs: Ohio State on top after latest title
How one-time five-star QB Rashada ended up at Sacramento State
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
College football powers Notre Dame, Clemson agree to 12-year scheduling agreement from 2027 to 2038
Gators lead nation in spring game attendance amid national decline
Pressure mounts on LSU's Kelly after big portal haul
College Sports
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark receives 3-year contract extension through 2030
College Sports, the changing landscape
Trump reportedly considering executive order limiting NIL after meeting with Nick Saban
College Basketball/Men
Florida raises Golden’s salary to $6M annually after national title
Former St. John’s coach and longtime KU assistant Norm Roberts retires
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Clark’s return to Iowa for Fever preseason game draws average ESPN viewership of 1.3 million
Soccer
Maradona requested alcohol and ‘tore out his own IVs’ in days after surgery
The women’s soccer landscape in North America includes established-leagues, emerging newcomers
Yamal thrives but misses late chance as Barcelona exits Champions League in semifinals
Inter beats Barcelona 4-3 after extra time to reach another Champions League final
Hockey
Oilers rally for NHL-record fifth straight time to beat Golden Knights 4-2 in Game 1
Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz not ruled out for Game 2 against Panthers
High school/youth sports
Teen basketball players were among those who died in a Kansas highway crash that killed 8
Around the nation/world
Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty won’t run in the Preakness, dashing Triple Crown possibility
Scoreboards